In an emotional letter, more than a hundred MEPs have asked the British people to stay in the EU. „We ask that, for the sake of the next generation, we are considering resigning,“ says the draft letter to be published in the UK earlier this week.
„Any British decision to stay in the EU would be very welcome and we would work with you to reform and improve the European Union,“ the Funke media group quoted from the letter today. „We have appreciated the tremendous influence of British politicians and citizens over the past 40 years. We would miss the extraordinary know-how of our British colleagues. “
Brussels prepares for delayed Brexit
Meanwhile, according to a media report, the European Union is preparing for a postponement of Britain’s EU exit by at least July. The planned March 29 Brexit is now considered in Brussels in view of the strong reservations of the Parliament now a very unlikely date, the daily newspaper „The Guardian“ reported yesterday, citing several EU representatives.
Therefore, a request from London for a delay is expected in the coming weeks. A „technical“ extension of the exit process by July is therefore a probable first step. This would give Prime Minister Theresa May time to revise the exit agreement and secure a majority for it. Should May „tell us that it needs more time to win Parliament for a deal, a technical extension will be offered by July,“ the newspaper quoted an EU representative.
Because of the European elections in late May 2019, in which Great Britain actually no longer takes part, many experts consider a postponement beyond May to be unthinkable. MEPs in the British House of Commons are scheduled to vote tomorrow on the treaty.
May admonishes MPs
In the event of a rejection of their Brexit agreement, May considers a stop of the EU exit more likely than an exit without a deal. The reported the British news agency PA today, citing a present in its speech manuscript Mays.
In her speech to factory workers and factory workers in Stoke-on-Trent, she said that she would warn MEPs that it was their duty to implement the outcome of the referendum. If this does not happen, the confidence in politicians will be catastrophically damaged. Therefore, MEPs should consider the consequences of their actions regarding the belief of the British people in democracy. She now believes that it is more likely that the MEPs defeated Brexit as leaving without an agreement.
